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NORFOLK DREDGING CO. v. WILEY

Civil Action No. 2:05CV92.

450 F.Supp.2d 620 (2006)

NORFOLK DREDGING COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. John L. WILEY, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

September 29, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Long Chapman, IV, Crenshaw Ware & Martin PLC, Norfolk, VA, for Norfolk Dredging Company.

Ralph Rabinowitz, Rabinowitz, Swartz, et al., Norfolk, VA, for John L. Wiley.

OPINION and ORDER

KELLEY, District Judge.

Seamen who are injured while in service of a vessel are entitled to have the shipowner pay maintenance (financial support) and cure (medical expenses). Calmar S.S. Corp. v. Taylor, 303 U.S. 525, 527-28, 58 S.Ct. 651, 82 L.Ed. 993 (1938). The shipowner's obligation lasts until such time as the seaman reaches maximum medical...

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